Indefinite Delivery Contract 1202SB22T7399

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to Lopez Livestock, Inc., a small business, to provide water handling equipment and services in support of wildland fire suppression and all-hazard incidents across USFS Regions 1, 2, 4, 8, and 9. The multiple-award contract has a total small business set-aside and a ceiling value of $250,000. Lopez Livestock has been issued three firm fixed-price delivery orders to date under this IDC, valued at approximately $116,000, to provide livestock grazing services in support of the Forest Service's land management activities in the Southwestern Region. The original solicitation, issued through the Virtual Incident Procurement (VIPR) system, sought water handling resources on a pre-season incident blanket purchase agreement basis to be made available as needed to support emergency response operations. Vendors were required to register in SAM.gov and obtain a USDA eAuthentication account to submit quotes electronically.

The IDC and associated delivery orders are being executed out of the awardee's headquarters in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The water handling services procured under this contract will enable the Forest Service to obtain on-call support for wildland fire and other emergency incidents across a multi-state area, contributing to the agency's mission to manage and protect National Forest System lands. The small business set-aside for this acquisition is intended to provide contracting opportunities for qualifying firms and align with socioeconomic acquisition objectives.